Sock Panda

What's in the box: Each delivery typically contains novelty patterned socks in the size you chose, such as animal, holiday or quirky themed designs.

Sock Panda is a Los Angeles sock company with an online shop, a sock subscription and a physical store on W. Washington Blvd. Most of its socks are playful novelty designs. The current lineup has Halloween themes like skeletons, zombies, mummy cats and Day of the Dead skulls, plus dinosaurs, frogs, hummingbirds, aliens and dogs. Every sock is labeled with a size, from kids ages 3 to 7 up to adult large for men's shoe sizes 8 to 12, so it is easier to choose a subscription or gift for a specific person. Giving back is a big part of the brand. The company says it donates socks to people in need for every purchase, sending them to homeless shelters, low income senior centers, hospitals and classrooms. It also says it has donated hundreds of thousands of pairs, which we could not verify on our own. Besides subscriptions, the site sells gift sets, gift cards and custom or wholesale orders. It advertises same day domestic shipping and worldwide shipping, with EU and UK VAT handled automatically. The homepage does not explain subscription plan details, so read the Subscribe page before you sign up. Sock Panda suits people who like bright, fun socks. It is not the place for performance or plain everyday socks.